Question

Maya made a model of her bedroom.The floor is a rectangle with the length of 3inches and width of 7/8 inch.What is the area of the floor in Maya's model?

Answer 1

3 x 7/8 = 21/8 inches sq.
So if you simplify you will get 2 2/8 inches sq.

Answer 2

The area of a rectangle is length x width.

So, it will be 3 x 7/8 = 21/8 inches squared

In a mixed fraction the area will be 2 5/8 inches squared